Yi Fao; speaking through memory, a history of New Westminster's Chinese community 1858-1980

by Wolf, Jim and Patricia Owen

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Book desription: Heritage House Publishing, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This volume recounts the history of Yi Fao, the Chinese-Canadian community in New Westminster, British Columbia, through b&w photos and personal reminiscences of descendants of four families of settlers--Law, Lee, Quan, and Shiu. It covers the period 1858 to 1980 and is presented within a broader historical story based on information from local newspapers, archival records, and accounts of other community members. It came out of the exhibit of the same name held at the New Westminster Museum and Archives in 2007. Wolf is a heritage planner and historian in British Columbia and Owen works with the Museum of Anthropology at the U. of British Columbia. There is no index. (©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)

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